With Wang Jun's sudden death, Guo Wei's body is getting worse and worse.

In the spring of this year, a team of people set off from Lanzhou and arrived in the capital Kaifeng. Chai Rong finally returned to Guo Wei's side openly, and Zhao Kuangyin also followed Chai Rong back to Kaifeng. It was in this year that Chai Rong's title underwent another major change. His original title was the history of the assassin of Shanzhou, the envoy of the Zhenning Army, the Taifu of the founding school, and the Pingzhang of the same book, but now, it has become a very simple title, King of Jin. The job is to be the governor of Kaifeng. From now on, King Jin and Kaifeng Mansion Yin are almost equal to the crown prince, and he is a prominent identity above 10,000 people under one person, which is the case throughout the Northern Song Dynasty. Almost every heir to the empire has held this position, and his illustrious position is almost as prominent as that of the Prince of Wales in England.

At this time, Chai Rong was 34 years old, and Guo Wei was only 51 years old, which was not very old. Under the leadership of the two masters, Hou Zhou gradually regained its vitality, and once again there was a grand occasion of all nations coming to court. It should be noted that fifty years ago, the land of the Later Zhou Dynasty was once the foundation of the unparalleled Tang Dynasty. The glorious and prosperous Tang Dynasty received the admiration of the surrounding neighbors on this land. Although the great Tang Dynasty has disappeared, the wealth and prestige he accumulated in 289 years are still difficult for other countries to inspire. This land is still the center of China, and whoever occupies it will be worshiped and revered by others.

Zhao Kuangyin also returned to his hometown of Kaifeng, he is no longer a small pro-soldier squad leader, he is now promoted to the deputy commander of Huazhou, as the reward for following Chai Rong first. Since then, Zhao Kuangyin has been constantly favored by the goddess of fate.

Everyone, whoever they are, will experience death. People don't know where they will go when they die. The good times go by quickly. It was in this year that, suddenly, the leader was gone.

Guo Wei fell ill, and now it has only been three years since he ascended the throne and became emperor, and everyone is not ready. Especially Chai Rong. The land of Hou Zhou must be ruled by the strong. His transportation is so convenient that when you are strong, you will be embraced in all directions, but once you are defeated, the surrounding countries will become giant wolves and eat you.

So Guo Wei could only hold on to his sick body and stiffen himself to the court. He must not fall, Chai Rong's team has not yet been formed, and the strong enemies on all sides are still ready to move, if he falls now, the country will be finished. Guo Wei held on, and he lasted until the end of that year. Finally, he couldn't. Guo Wei's condition worsened, and when he was dying, Guo Wei summoned several of his most important ministers, he held Chai Rong's hand tightly, and explained his last words: "I can't do it anymore, you hurry up and build a mausoleum for me, don't let the coffin stay in the palace for too long." The mausoleum must be simple, don't alarm, disturb the people, don't use many craftsmen, don't send palace people to guard the mausoleum, and don't need to set up stone people and stone beasts in front of the mausoleum, as long as you use paper clothes to decorate the burial, and use the tile coffin as a coffin. After the burial, 30 households near the mausoleum can be recruited, exempt them from forced labor, and let them guard the mausoleum. In front of the mausoleum, I erected a stone tablet, engraved a few words on it, saying that I was accustomed to frugality in my life, and the edict ordered the coffin to be clothed in paper clothes. When I went on a western expedition, I saw that the eighteen mausoleums of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were all excavated and stolen, all because there were many gold and silver treasures hidden in the tombs, and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was simply buried on the Baling Plain because he had always been thrifty, and the mausoleum is still intact. When you arrive at the annual Winter Food Festival, you can send someone to sweep my tomb, and if you don't send someone to come, you can also sacrifice in the capital. But thou shalt have men bury my armor and my sword and spear in the place where I fought, as a sign that I have lived. After saying that, Guo Wei lay quietly on the bed, his life began to emerge in front of him, the quiet Liu Zhiyuan, the stubborn Li Shouzhen, the arrogant Liu Chengyou, the arrogant Wang Jun and so on appeared in front of him, everyone, I came to see you. We'll see you again when we get to the underworld.

Guo Wei is dead. He was 51 years old.

Throughout the history of China, among China's 230 emperors, Guo Wei may not be a big deal if he was briefly crowned emperor in troubled times and then died of a quick illness. But if you talk about being deep and smart, brave and tenacious, Guo Wei can be ranked in the top few in the duel. History did not give him more time, but it was enough.

Guo Wei died, and the sky of the Hou Zhou fell. According to custom, Chai Rong succeeded to the throne in front of Guo Wei's coffin and became the second emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty. At this time, the courtiers of the Later Zhou Dynasty began to bow to the new emperor who had just ascended the throne and the old emperor who had died, but in the hearts of each minister, it was like a silent tribute to the two deceased. At this time, Chai Rong was actually not far from death.

The court that Chai Rong is facing is not a peaceful court.

So, what kind of crisis will Chai Rong face? How will he defuse the crisis? We'll talk about that next time.